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Grieving the Body’s Changes: Coping with the Loss of Physical Abilities in Later Life
Grief is often associated with the death of a loved one, but there are many other kinds of loss that touch our lives just as deeply. For many older adults, aging brings profound changes in the body that can feel like invisible griefs—quiet, unspoken, yet powerful. The ability to walk unassisted, to drive to the store, to kneel in the garden, or to lift a grandchild may seem like small things to the outside world, but when those abilities fade, they leave behind an emptiness t
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